404 lots

LOT 1

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Sterling Silver ?Ermeto? Movado. Made circa 1950. Fine and rare, rectangular, sterling silver and gold "Ermeto" keyless purse watch

C. Rectangular, with alternating gold stripes. D. Silver with luminous Arabic numerals. Luminous blued steel hands. M. Rhodiumplated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 71 x 31 mm. (opened)

Grading System: AA

USD 800 - 1,000

EUR 550 - 700

CHF 900 - 1,000

LOT 2

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Prestige Watch Company, Inc, New York. Made circa 1955. Unusual stainless steel center-seconds key-watch. Accompanied by its original box, leather pouch and warranty.

C. Chrome and stainless steel, screw-down case back mounted on a swiveling ball attached to a key. D. Ivory and black centered by a cup and bearing the inscription ?Dunlop Super Gold Cup,? applied gold baton indexes. Gold baton hands. M. 17 jewels, nickel plated, monometallic balance, flat balance spring. Movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 300 - 500

EUR 200 - 350

CHF 350 - 550

Sold: USD 1,200

LOT 3

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Angelus, retailed by Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Swiss. Made circa 1950. Fine, pink-gilt brass, five-dialed, eightday going desk timepiece with hygrometer, barometer and Fahrenheit and Centigrade thermometer, day, date and month.

C. Pink gilt brass, helm shaped, mounted on a rotating back stand. D. For the mean time, pink with luminous Arabic indexes, blue luminous dart hands. The hygrometer, pink with percent graduation markings for dry, normal and moist. The barometer, pink with stormy, rain, change, fair and very dry indications. The thermometer, pink with outer Fahrenheit and Centigrade scale. Central dial with date indicator, apertures for the day of the week/month. M. Nickel plated, monometallic balance, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Height 18 cm., width 17.5 cm. Depth 5.7 cm.

Grading System: AA

USD 700 - 1,200

EUR 500 - 850

CHF 800 - 1,300

Sold: USD 840

LOT 4

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Wempe, Chronometerwerke, Hamburg, No. 6161, circa 1940. Fine, two-daymarine box chronometer with 56-hour winding indicator.

C. Two-tier, mahogany handles, front brass plate, brass bowl and gimbaled suspension. D. White, Arabic hour numerals, subsidiary seconds at 6 o?clock with the CW (Chronometerwerke) logo, upand- down indicator at 12 o?clock. Brass spade hands. M. 85 mm, nickeled full plate, turned pillars secured by screws, fusee and chain, Earnshaw spring detent escapement, 2-arm bimetallic compensation balance with cylindrical weights and 2 meantime adjusting nuts, helical balance spring with outer terminal curves. Dial and box signed. Dim: height, width and depth: 18 cm.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,500 - 3,500

EUR 1,800 - 2,500

CHF 2,800 - 4,000

Sold: USD 1,800

LOT 5

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

White Fish Marina Jaeger-LeCoultre, ?Atmos,? Ref. 5810. Made in the 1970s, sold in August 1973. Fine and very rare, rectangular gilt brass and perspex (lucite) mantel clock with ?aquarium? panels, wound by barometric pressure changes. Accompanied by the original guarantee and original fitted box. To be sold without reserve

C. Glazed on 4 sides and on the top with perspex (lucite) panels with gilt angelfish and water plants, the front panel with aperture to view the pendulum, stepped plinth base. D.White with applied gilt brass faceted dart indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Gilt brass dauphine hands with black tips.M. Cal. 526-5, gilt brass, vacuum chamber winding the going barrel, lever escapement driven by annular tension pendulum, locking screw in the base below the pendulum disc. Case, movement and vacuum signed. Dim. 23 x 18 x 14 cm.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,100 - 2,800

CHF 3,300 - 4,500

Sold: USD 3,360

LOT 6

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

LeCoultre, "Atmos V," No. 76165. Made in the late 1950s. Fine, rectangular, gilt brass and glass Atmos clock wound by barometric pressure changes. To be sold without reserve

C. Gilt brass, glazed on 4 sides and on the top, polished and brushed, stepped plinth base, leveling screws and spirit level in the base. D. Circular, applied gilt brass triangular and roman numerals. Gilt brass dauphine hands. M. Cal. 526-5, gilt brass, vacuum chamber winding the going barrel, lever escapement driven by annular tension pendulum, locking lever above the pendulum disc, regulator at the top. Case and movement signed. Height 22.5 cm., width 20 cm. Depth 15.5 cm.

Grading System: A

USD 700 - 1,200

EUR 500 - 850

CHF 800 - 1,300

Sold: USD 1,020

LOT 7

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Atmos" Borne. Made circa 1960. Fine, dome-shaped, gilt brass and plexiglass Atmos clock wound by barometric pressure changes. To be sold without reserve

C. Gilt brass, polished and brushed, the center of the case with engraved scroll pattern, the front panel with aperture to view the pendulum, stepped plinth base with canted corners, leveling screws adjusted on the sides. D. Matte silvered, black painted scroll pattern, applied gilt brass baton and faceted dart indexes. Gilt brass dauphine hands that can be adjusted from the front. M. Cal. 528-6, gilt brass, vacuum chamber winding the going barrel, lever escapement driven by annular tension pendulum, locking lever in the base, regulator at the back. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. Height 24 cm., width 21 cm., depth 16.3 cm.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 700 - 1,400

CHF 1,100 - 2,200

Sold: USD 1,020

LOT 8

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

A La Ronde Léon Hatot, (ATO), No. 97861. Made circa 1948. Fine and rare, molded glass and "bakelite" electric mantel clock. To be sold without reserve

C. Rectangular stepped "bakelite" base and movement housing. D. Pressed frosted and polished glass with dentilled border, radial gilt Arabic numerals on raised blocks, the center with raised decoration. Silver Art Deco hands with convex circular tips. M. 9 cm., battery driven, electromagnetic pendulum. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 22 cm.

Grading System: AA

USD 800 - 1,200

EUR 550 - 850

CHF 900 - 1,300

Sold: USD 1,680

LOT 9

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Minute Repeating & Chronograph E. Mathey, Swiss, No. 35778. Made circa 1910. Very fine, keyless, minute-repeating, 14K pink gold pocket watch with chronograph.

C. Four-body, bassine, solid, polished, reeded band. Hinged gold cuvette with concentric guilloché decoration. D. Three-piece white enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track, outermost fifth of a second divisions with 5 minute/seconds red Arabic numerals, subsidiary dial for the seconds. Black steel spade hands. M. Rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 4 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,500 - 3,500

EUR 1,800 - 2,500

CHF 2,800 - 4,000

Sold: USD 2,640

LOT 10

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Minute Repeater Gallet & Cie, Swiss, "Minute Repeater,"No. 777248.Made in the 1930s. Fine and rare, keyless, nickel-chrome minute repeating pocket watch. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished, rounded bezel, hinged bow. D. White enamel with painted Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel spade hands. M. Cal. 17''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm. Thickness 15 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,400 - 2,100

CHF 2,200 - 3,300

Sold: USD 2,880

LOT 11

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Dunhill. Made in the 1930s. Fine and rare, keyless, sterling silver and enamel purse watchwith a hinged slidingmechanismwhich transforms thewatch into a desk clock .

C. Five-body, solid, polished, outer case decorated with an Art Deco motif in black and white enamel, hinged sliding mechanism to display the watch. D. Satiné silver with luminous Arabic numerals. Luminous blued steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 10 ½???, rhodium plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 2 positions, blued steel flat balance-spring. Dial signed. Dim. 33 x 48 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 700 - 1,400

CHF 1,100 - 2,200

LOT 12

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Goldschmidt Didisheim, No. 46782. Made circa 1930. Fine 8-day going brass and enamel desk clock. To be sold without reserve

C. Square with blue brass inlay. D. Champagne dial with outer track for minute indication, black painted luminous Arabic indexes. Luminous blued steel hands.M. 6 jewels, rhodium plated, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 2 positions, flat balance spring. Case and movement signed. Dim. 89 x 89 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 400 - 600

EUR 300 - 400

CHF 450 - 650

Sold: USD 360

LOT 13

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Omega, Swiss, Cadran Breveté S.G.D.G., No. 4467583. Made circa 1910. Fine and very rare, 18K yellowgold, keyless pocketwatch with chronograph, 15-minute recorder, tachometer and telemeter for 1 to 5 minutes base.

C. Three-body, solid, bassine, polished, hinged case back, bezel and gold cuvette, center of back engraved with a large T in a circle filled with blue enamel. D. White enamel with printed Arabic numerals, 1/5th seconds chronograph scale with 5 minute/second markers, sunk 15-minute register at 12, outer tachometer and 5 multicolor telemeter scales. Yellow gold spade hands.M. 22??? , gilt brass three-quarter plate, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator. Chronograph functions by a single button on the winding crown. Dial and case signed. Diam. 53 mm. Thickness 16 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,500 - 2,500

EUR 1,100 - 1,800

CHF 1,700 - 2,800

Sold: USD 2,280

LOT 14

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Two-Tone Silver Dial Omega, Bienne, No. 8482536, case No. 8829984. Made in the 1940s. Fine and rare, thin, keyless, stainless steel staybrite Art Deco dress watch.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed. D. Two-tone silver with painted Arabic numerals and outer minute track on a plain reserve. Blued steel feuille hands. M. Cal. 37,5L-15P, gilt brass, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 800 - 1,200

EUR 550 - 850

CHF 900 - 1,300

Sold: USD 960

LOT 15

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

A.Golay-Leresche & Fils, Golay Fils & Stahl Succrs, Genève, Rue de la Paix, Paris, No. 26712. Made circa 1910. Fine 18K yellow gold keyless lady?s pendant watch. Accompanied by a fitted traveling box.

C. Four body, solid, entirely hand-engraved with a floral and leaf motif, case back center engraving depicting a griffin. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Gold with applied fancy gold numerals and round indexes, concentric floral and leaf decoration. Blued steel cathedral hands. M. 9.5 "', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Cuvette signed, numbered on the case. Diam. 27 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 800 - 1,200

EUR 550 - 850

CHF 900 - 1,300

Sold: USD 1,140

LOT 16

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

J. Meylan Truan et Fils, Sentier, Swiss, case No. 1077, Swiss Patent No. 4252. Made in the 1890s. Very fine and rare, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with chronograph. To be sold without reserve

C. Five-body, bassine et filets, solid, polished, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with painted radial Arabic numerals, outer minute and 1/5th second chronograph divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel spade hands. M. Cal. 18''', frosted gilt, patented bridge caliber, 24 jewels, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Chronograph button on the band at 12, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band at 6. Unsigned, case numbered. Patent number on the movement. Diam. 51 mm. Thickness 17 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 700 - 1,400

CHF 1,100 - 2,200

Sold: USD 1,920

LOT 17

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Yellow Gold Constellation Omega, Automatic, Chronometer,Officially Certified, No. 24435377, case No. 675468, Ref. 168005/6. Made in the 1960s. Fine, center seconds, self-winding,water-resistant, 18K yellowgold wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Omega mesh bracelet.

C. Two-body, polished, flat bezel, angled faceted lugs, screweddown case back with the Constellation logo, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold and black baton indexes, aperture for the date, applied gold star above six. Gold and black-lined dauphine hands. M. Cal. 561, copper-colored, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic four-arm balance adjusted to five positions and temperature, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness: 10 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,500 - 5,000

CHF 5,600 - 7,800

LOT 18

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Omega, Seamaster XVI , movement No. 14516194, case No. 11423744, Ref. 2850 SC.Made for the XVIthOlympic Games in 1956. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a gold-plated Omega link bracelet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, decagonal winding crown, back engraved: Seamaster-Automatic- Waterproof with Olympic crest in the center. D. Ivory colored with applied faceted indexes, applied gold Omega symbol at 12 and Roman XVI. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 471, coppercolored, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,500 - 2,500

EUR 1,100 - 1,800

CHF 1,700 - 2,800

Sold: USD 2,880

LOT 19

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Triple Date - Moon Omega, "Cosmic," movement No. 10933237, Ref. 2471/1. Made in 1944. Fine and rare, early, stainless steel wristwatch with triple date calendar, moon phases and a stainless steel Omega buckle. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished, concave lugs, inclined bezel, snap-on case back. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart and baton indexes, subsidiary dial for the seconds, outer minute division, outermost graduation for the days of the month in blue Arabic numerals, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold baton hands, red arrow for the date. M. Cal. 27DLPC, copper colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,400 - 2,100

CHF 2,200 - 3,300

Sold: USD 1,440

LOT 20

Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ... New York, Oct 17, 2008

Cosmic Omega, movement No. 112593435, Ref. No. 2486-2. Made circa 1947. Very fine and rare, early, pink gold-plated wristwatch with triple date, moon phases and a gold-plated Omega buckle. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, three push-buttons in band, curved lugs, snap-on case back. D. Matte white with applied pink gilt pyramidal indexes and pink gilt Arabic 3, 6, 9 and 12, outer minute divisions, apertures for the days of the week, the months and moon phases, outermost ring with the days of the month in black painted Arabic numerals. Pink alpha hands, black hand for the date.M. Cal. 381, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulaor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,400 - 2,100

CHF 2,200 - 3,300

Sold: USD 3,120